Some Forms of Cinnamon Linked to Liver Damage

Researchers at the American Chemical Society have issued a safety warning concerning many kinds of cinnamon, cinnamon-flavored foods and beverages, and food supplements. Ikhlas Khan and colleagues found that many cinnamon-containing foods, beverages and supplements do not contain “true” Ceylon cinnamon, which is derived from the dried inner bark of Cinnamomum verum. Analysis revealed that most contained a much cheaper type of cinnamon called cassia cinnamon, which can contain high levels of coumarin, a substance that has been linked to liver damage. The authors concluded: "As found in this study, coumarin was present, sometimes in substantial amounts, in cinnamon-based food supplements and cinnamon-flavored foods."

Researchers from the University of South Carolina (South Carolina, USA) analyzed data collected on 40,547 men, ages 20 to 90 years, for the period 1971–2003. The team found that swimmers had 53%, 50%, and 49% lower all-cause mortality risk than did men who were sedentary, walkers, or runners, respectively. In addition, swimmers demonstrated greater cardiorespiratory fitness than walkers and sedentary people.

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